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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 11h

Look, if we find this Mr. Corpus and it turns out he's a bad guy, bad intentions for our country, we'll throw him into Stephen Miller's casket. But maybe not. Maybe he's a good guy. We'll see.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social · 17h

The United States is falling behind China in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. Can Washington and its allies close the gap?

Council Fellow @kfriedhoff.bsky.social presents a path forward ⛏️➡️ brnw.ch/21wWsoS

a graphic of a mining operation and text that says critical minerals, rare earth elements, and the challenges ahead for the United States by Karl Friedhoff

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 5d

Oh great. Thanks WSJ.

Five Best: Books on the Ends of Civilizations

Selected by Johan Norberg, the author of “Peak Human: What We Can Learn From History’s Greatest Civilizations.”

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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 6d

% of US men under 30 who say legal sports betting is a *bad thing* for society

22% in 2022
47% in 2025

No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.

Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.

www.pewresearch.org

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 6d

Recommended reading. Comes from largest conservative paper in ROK. It ends by targeting Lee admin. and its policies, but between the lines it is calling for much broader re-think of relations with US. Elements of this could have come straight from the Hankyoreh.

Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 6d

The Illusion of 'The America We Knew' www.chosun.com/english/opin...

The Illusion of 'The America We Knew'

The Illusion of The America We Knew Economic Focus Fatal Misunderstanding in Tariff Talks Exposes South Koreas Weakness, Demanding Self-Strengthening

www.chosun.com

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 6d

The unwillingness of political reporters to lean their head out the window to tell if it's raining has never been more damning.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 6d

“I have no idea what Project 2025 is.”
- Trump, October 31, 2024

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump: "I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut ... I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity."

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Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social · 12d

This is pure cope by the ROK prez. The US IC concluded in 2017 (per @nktpnd.bsky.social) that a North Korean nuclear warhead would survive reentry. Every country that figured out how to build an ICBM also figured out reentry. WE SHOULD STOP DARING KIM TO PROVE IT.

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Jinwoo Park @jinwoo-park.com · 13d

The year I was born, 1990, was the year when tens of thousands of girls were aborted for no other reason than being girls.

This is the story of the Year of the White Horse.

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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · 14d

today i learned that the MP Materials CEO is the brother of the guy who founded Truth Social. do with that information what you will

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 14d

Majority of Americans Favor Making Decisions Through the UN, Even at the Cost of Compromise.
(@ckafura.bsky.social @global-affairs.bsky.social)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250924

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Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social · 15d

As the General Debate opens at #UNGA, Council experts @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social, @busbyj2.bsky.social, @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social, @kfriedhoff.bsky.social, @ckafura.bsky.social and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social weigh in on the UN's power and relevance. ⤵️

globalaffairs.org/commentary-a...

The UN is Turning 80. Is It Still Relevant?

From peace and security to climate and technology, Council experts weigh in on whether the United Nations can still deliver on its founding mission.

globalaffairs.org

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 19d

It's also worth noting here that Korea's total trade with the US for one year is $240 billion.

Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 19d

So we took our tariffs on South Korea from 0.8% to 25%, and are now demanding that they give us $350b in “investments,” from which we will take 90% of the profits, in exchange for dropping that rate down to a mere 15%.

That shit would make John Gotti blush.

En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 19d

Of COURSE it would be ludicrous for South Korea to hand corrupt moron bigot crook Trump "$350 billion" for investment in the USA given their annual US exports are like $130B.

YES it would be better to have US importers pay a 25% tariff for SK products.

english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 20d

This is certainly one way to try to resolve US critical minerals challenge. Destroy demand, invest in production. Voila. Problem solved.

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 20d

As a child of the late 80s, can't help but reflect on the idea of "Disney programming....falls short of community values" and then remember it was Fox that brought us In Living Color and Married with Childern.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21d

This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 20d

Especially excited for her to start slaughtering sheep on the White House dias to inspect the livers for bad omens.

Leavitt suggests earthquake was a 'divine sign' God was angry with Kirk's death

The post, shared by the press secretary, suggested a connection between the time of the earthquake, which was 7:75 p.m. Eastern Time, and passage Acts 7, verse 57 of the Bible which recounts the story...

www.irishstar.com

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 21d

Virtual idols win lawsuit for damages from online comments

A court has ordered a netizen to pay 500,000 won ($362) in damages for posting malicious comments about members of a virtual idol group

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 23d

And a nut that has been found before. www.vox.com/2015/7/24/90...

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 23d

Very much this. In the not too distant past, pre-martial law declaration, I brought up Yoon's total lack of substance/progress on any domestic initiative, and was asked point blank, "Why does that matter?"

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 24d

The US has treated South Korea like a mere foreign policy instrument for decades. Our political class has almost no interest in learning the details of South Korean society - and that’s a bipartisan problem that politicians never face until some international incident forces them to backtrack.

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 24d

Find this offensive, honestly:

"Landau also told Park that the two allies should try to use the incident as an opportunity to further strengthen their bilateral ties and improve relevant systems where necessary" en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025...

U.S. Deputy State Secretary Landau expresses regrets over detention of S. Koreans | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. state department official on Sunday expressed re...

en.yna.co.kr

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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 25d

i’ve seen notre dame have some very dumb half and game finishes over the last 2 decades, but that half ender vs. aggies might take the cake lol

mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 25d

classic notre dame brain meltdown lol wow

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Dan Weiner @danweiner.bsky.social · 26d

I don't necessarily want to jump to too many conclusions, but Kansas State and Colorado play in the last game of the regular season and that could be a bleak affair.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27d

NEW: Arkansas announced plans for a mega prison in a rural town. Since then, locals are organizing to stop it.

At first they opposed it in their own town. But some now say they've taken a more critical look at how we incarcerate in the country.

make time for this new feature, you won't regret it

The Prison Next Door - Bolts

How Arkansas’ secretive plan for a new state lockup angered residents in a deep red corner of rural America—and changed how some see incarceration.

boltsmag.org

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 26d

Pointed words re: nuclear power: “Let’s be frank. Even if we start [building nuclear plants] now, it would take 10 years just to maybe finish them. Is that really a solution? Wind and solar can be built in one or two years — that’s the direction we should go. Why build more nuclear plants?”

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